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carpetbagging
  • s  presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
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capetian
  • n  a member of the Capetian dynasty
  • a  of or relating to the French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet
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carcinogenic
  • a  causing or tending to cause cancer
    the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals
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captious
  • s  tending to find and call attention to faults
    a captious pedant
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capable
  • a  (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
    capable of winning
    capable of hard work
    capable of walking on two feet
  • s  possibly accepting or permitting
    a passage capable of misinterpretation
  • a  (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for
    no one believed her capable of murder
  • s  having the requisite qualities for
  • s  have the skills and qualifications to do things well
    a capable administrator
    children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable
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capacious
  • s  large in capacity
    she carried a capacious bag
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caparisoned
  • v  put a caparison on
  • s  clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)
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carcinomatous
  • a  being or relating to carcinoma
    a carcinomatous lesion
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capillary
  • n  a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
  • n  any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
  • a  of or relating to hair
  • s  long and slender with a very small internal diameter
    a capillary tube
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